2012 - The year in review - A good year at the box office

Perhaps it's a good omen for the future, perhaps it's just a one off but 2012 has officially become the most lucrative year in the history of the domestic box office.

For the first time since 2009 gross receipts actually increased this year to $10.8 billion. That's up $600 million over last year (though the total number of admissions is still down from 2002's all time high).

With nothing like "The Avengers" or "The Dark Knight Rises" on the slate for 2013 it may be asking a lot to hope that next year will see a continuation of the upward trend but we'll keep our fingers crossed.